かんじょう

灌 頂

  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    baptism-like ceremony performed by the buddhas on a bodhisattva who attains buddhahood

  2. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    baptism-like ceremony for conferring onto someone precepts, a mystic teaching, etc. (in esoteric Buddhism)

  3. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    pouring water onto a gravestone

  4. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    teaching esoteric techniques, compositions, etc. (in Japanese poetry or music)